Chemical disaggregation of kaolinitic claystones (tonsteins and flint clays)

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 766-770

  Triplehorn, Don M ^a   Bohor, Bruce F ^b   Betterton, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaggregation; DMSO; Flint clay; Hydrazine monohydrate; Kaolinitic claystone; Tonstein

Indexed keywords

CLAY; HYDRAZINE;

CLAYSTONES;

CLAY PRODUCTS;

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CLAYSTONE; FLINT; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 0036934367     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/000986002762090164     Document Type: Article

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